It's a fun way to add something special to your Christmas decoration & trust me when i say it's the easiest thing!
Ok, first you need a beautiful vintage style Christmas ball.Mine came in set of 4 and they are in a lovely pearly creme color.
The second thing you'll need is some Decals with pin up gals.
I happened to have some vintage ones,labeled Plasticdecal but if you google "decal" you can find them all over the internet!You can puchase very similar ,if not the same like mine at Ebay!
Then you follow instructions:
1.Wash mounting surface.
2.Dip decal in warm water for 15'.
3.Slide decal from backing paper onto surface.
4.Smooth out edge of cardboard or squeegee to remove excess water and air.
Finally you choose a thin fancy ribbon and create a hanger.I made it simple but you can "play with bows, fearthers,sequins etc and create works of art!!!
...and here you go...a piece of cake...or maybe a "cheesecake"? lol
After the last year's spectacular "Cointreau Coffret" that was designed by Dita's own hands...
...this year Cointreau comes back with "My Cointreau Travel Essentials Coffret", a luxury travel cocktail bar for people on the move!!!
All the accessories you need to make great classic cocktails fit neatly into the chic and elegant hatbox that you can use as a jewlery case after the alcohol is finished!
The My Cointreau Travel Essentials Coffret is available online at Jades24. So far, this German stockist is the only one from the original list making the Coffret available online.
Price: €539,00 + shipping. Jades24 ship within Europe only.
A few weeks ago Dita von Teese released her own perfume,Femme Totale!
I just love this seemed gloves!
“I wanted it to be a perfume that smelled exactly how I imagined it. I
doubt the perfumers in Paris imagined that I would be in their shop
almost every day for an entire year,”
...and the pom pon veil is gorgeous as well!
Here it is again from better angle...
“A scent needs to reflect all the different facets of my personality.
It had to be elegant, glamorous, sophisticated, sexy, dark, and
mysterious,”
The black grecian dress is the perfect choise for this campaign!
“Dita Von Teese”
Eau de Parfum, 20 ml, MSRP: € 16.50
Eau de Parfum, 40 ml, MSRP: € 28.00
Deodorant Spray, 150 ml, MSRP: € 11.50
Shower Gel, 200 ml, MSRP: € 11.50
Body Lotion, 200 ml, MSRP: € 11.50
Gift Set incl. Eau de Parfum, 20 ml, and Shower Gel, 75 ml, MSRP: € 16.50
I 've met Tatiana through myspace.She was one of my first costumers and i had the pleasure to make her a custom made headpiece for her wedding!
She is not only a very sweet person but she is also one of most talented gals i have met in Athens,with extremely good taste and great consistency in her work.I looooove the stuff she makes and i collect them myself . So today that i'm having the pleasure to post her interview in my blog, im twice happy cause i just saw at fb that it is her birthday!It's a chance to wish her Happy Birthday,with a life full of happines,love and sprinkles of inspiration!!!
The Girl With The Ribbon
Wonderland Deer
1.How did La Boom start and what
are your plans for the future? When I decided to quit my day job,
leave the big city and move to Antiparos, a small cycladic island, I
felt it was time to do something on my own apart from being a freelance
designer. I was crafting since I remember myself, and had already gained
some experience by crafting my own wedding invitations, favors and decoration.
After that I was spending the afternoons at my home creating a lot,
but not focusing on something specific. I always loved the idea of the
3D display and shadow boxes, so last year I started to transform a few
ideas into reality. At the same time, I started reading about creating
my small business, a lot. Tips, hints about entering the online handmade
world and so on. So when I felt ready, I started "La Boom"
etsy shop, Facebook page and my blogs. My dream is to open my own mortar
and brick store here in Antiparos in combination with graphic design
and events planning. But as long as the economics here in Greece remain
awful, I will continue focus on developing my online shop, co-operate
with galleries (something I already did this past summer and went well)
and continue to participate in craft fairs.
La Boom at Past Tense Bazaar
2.Tell us a little about your blog"
Crafting The Day". On January 2011, I was reading
an article at etsy storque of Noah Scalin and his 365 project (http://makesomething365.blogspot.com/).
I found it a challenge for me, to create something everyday and blog
about it. It was also an opportunity of filling my etsy shop and offer
new stuff to my readers and potential customers everyday. Now, after
several months, even though I didn't blog everyday, I keep on adding
things on it! You see, summer here in Cyclades is really really busy,
especially for me, where I had a pretty good month on etsy considering
sales, an exhibition here in the island plus a part time job at my friend's
ice cream shop. I was making a lot of stuff, custom orders etc. but
unfortunately no time for taking pictures, editing and uploading. But
I still believe this has gone well and will keep going until January
2012 :)
4.From were do you get your inspirations? Mostly nature. Especially here,
nature is all around, the sea, fields, mountains, farm animals, wild
plants and flowers. I take a small walk and keep my mind full of beautiful
images. I also love victorian era a lot, especially the oddities part,
circus freaks, naive vintage childhood and forest creatures. I love
it when I mix different eras, decades and styles. The result is truly
unique and puts a smile on my face.
5.What is currently your favorite
item in your collection? This large shadow box I first made
this summer. I have a thing with deers :)
6.Why do you believe that supporting
handmade is important? There are several reasons. You
buy something you don't have the skill to make it and it carries a lot
of love with it and the artist care for the creation. It is unique and
you will find it nowhere else, plus you support the artist directly.
A lot of people have the most awesome talents and in this way you help
them create their small business. In that way a lot of artists are discovered.
Plus, most of handmade items are environment friendly than larger store
ones. Just to name a few.
7.What is your favourite material
& why? I love paper. The way it smells,
its texture and the way it feels on my fingertips. I began to love it
since I was studying graphic design. After that it became a part of
my life, as I was running through the samplers to choose one for a project,
really often. I love the idea that along with a pencil you can create
so much on a piece of paper. An important contribution to communication
as well. I am so sad that it is slowly replaced by digital world.
8.If you could have lived in another
era what era would it be?? I love the 20s for their atmosphere,
magicians, odd circuses and carnivals. The 40s for their fashion and
female idols. The 60s mostly for toys, games and kids stuff. All the
above inspire me everyday :)
9.Name 3 things that are essential
to your work? Music. It is really important to
my work. It helps me focus and creates an atmosphere that often inspires
me a lot. My tools. I could do nothing without them (including my iMac
and all those wonderful images I discover on the net that inspire me).
Paper, especially vintage one. For obvious reasons :)
At the craftroom!
10.As we are coming to the end
of 2011,if you had one wish for the new year what it would be? Health. I believe it is the most
important thing nowadays as without it you can do nothing.
In person!
Thank you Irene! You are the best
hostess :) I love your blog and your aesthetics
and I wish you the best!
What a discovery, thanks to internet I discovered this great movie, that didn't get that much attention last year.
A young schoolboy realizes that the same girl he struggled to avoid may
actually be his one true love in this coming-of-age romantic comedy from
director Rob Reiner. Adapted from the book by Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped tells the story of mischievous schoolboy Bryce (Callan McAuliffe) and his neighbor Juli (Madeline Carroll),
who's had a crush on her girl-phobic classmate since second grade. Over
the course of six years, Juli pines for Bryce as he does everything in
his power to put her off. Later, as the pair enters junior high, Bryce
discovers girls and the tide starts to shift. But will Juli still be
interested after all that Bryce has done to keep her at arm's length? Rebecca De Mornay, Aidan Quinn, Anthony Edwards, and Penelope Ann Miller co-star.
If you haven't seen it allready,try it and you wont be sorry!
I dig up some photos from a 2009 Vanity Fair issue, were photographer Mark Seliger re-creates scenes from the 1961 film version, with the help of
Jennifer Lopez and friends. Maria, Tony, Anita, Bernardo, and Riff live
again—at least until the end of Act1.
The first time i saw people strolling was in "American Graffiti".The dance stuck in my mind allthough i was too young (my early teens!) and i barely heard this type of music or dance & dress in this style!
I remembered i was rewinding the vhs to see it again and again!!!
So it wasn't until many years later, when i adopted this lifestyle & got into rock & roll that i started dancing! I begin with six count basics,tryed some lindy hop and learned a few "modern strolls".Somewere between there i remembered this stroll dance that i never have seen it dance around in Greece or any other place i happend to be in.I asked and nobody new the steps,so i made a little research and this article and video were the only related things i could find (well sometimes simple things are harder to find) !
It's easy and you can learn it in 5 min!The only problem is you need to find a whole bunch of couples to dance it with you!!!!lol
The word stroll can be used to refer to any repeating formation
line dance. If you search YouTube, you'll find lots of modern
"strolls". However, if you are looking for the classicline dance of the 1950's "The Stroll",you are in the right place.
It is performed to slow swing and rhythm and blues The stroll is
popular throughout the swing scene in Europe (strange as it's an
American dance).
The emergence of "The Stroll" as a recognizable dance is due in large
part to American Bandstand, a popular televised dance party that began
in 1954. Initially, the show's regulars created the popular dance
called the Bunny Hop. Following this success, the kids began churning
out new dances for every new beat, including The Stroll, a slow, simple
dance, where two lines - boys on one side, girls on the other - faced
each other, shifting from left to right, then back again. The fun came
when the couple met in the middle to strut down the aisle, all eyes on
them. The dance was inspired by Chuck Willis' hit C.C. Rider. It
became so popular that Willis was dubbed "King of the Stroll." But the
dance soon got a song of its own when Dick Clark suggested to the
Diamonds that they create a song specifically for the dance. The
Diamonds were already hot with their hit Lil Darlin' (1957), struck gold again with The Stroll
--- famous for its opening line,"Come, let's Stroll.".
The Steps
The stroll is done in two parallell lines (leads on one side, follows
across the divide.) A simple basic step-pattern is performed in such a
fashion that the line advances, or moves one pace with each pattern.
Individuals on each end pair up and perform a "shine" routine as they
proceed down the line; at the end, they separate and rejoin the lines.
This formulation is part of many "contra" dances that were done in the
US and Europe for centures.
Stand, feet about 24" apart. (this is "open")
Cross right over left (i.e. weight on left, cross with right and go back to open stance)
Back to "open"
Cross right over left
Back to "open"
Left foot behind and to the right of your right foot
hold, weight on left, almost leaning back
Move right foot to the right so that you are standing with
feet apart, left slightly behind you must move the right foot so that it
is about 10-12 inches from where it started
Move left foot forward, in same line as right to "open"
You are now standing with feet apart in open stance but about a foot
to the right of where you started The next bar (8 counts) is the mirror
image
Cross with Left over right
Back to "open"
Cross with left over Right
Back to "open"
Step right 12 "
Left behind right, weight on left
hold, weight on left, almost lean back
step with left to "open"
The opposite line does the mirror image of this. Boys in one line, girls in the other.
At the top of the next bar, the persons on each end join in closed
position and execute twirls, promenades, etc, etc as they proceed to the
far end of the lines where they separate and become part of the line
again. With each bar, the line advances so that a new couple forms and
begins the promenade.
Here is a video of Dick Clark talking about the Stroll while the kids on Bandstand perform it.
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the
arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he
sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Thats the storyline of the moovie i hear so much the last few months!The plot reminds of "Singing in the rain" or "Sunset Boulevard",two moovies i adore each for different reasons!
I dont know how people are gonna embrasse a film like this one,but i' m curious to know!
It's French,black & white,musical,silent and it's taking place in a past era!Since now the critics are very good & the actor Jean Dujardin (which i think it looks a lot like Douglas Fairbanks in the moovie!) won best actor awards in Canes and it's very likely to see him or the movie at the Oscars!
Im looking forward to this one!!!!
In reference to clothing, a peplum is a short overskirt that is usually attached to a dress, blouse, or jacket.
It's actually from the greek word "peplos",which is a kind of women's garment in ancient Greece!
It was born at 19th sentury, but the modern peplum ,as we now know it, became popular as a design in
women’s suiting in the 1940s.It was then that it took on its most recognizable
form. Suit jackets were often fitted at the waist, but fabric extended
beyond the waist in an overskirt. A couple of different styles of
peplum emerged.Besides the usual everyday and evening clothing it was very common to wedding gowns and swimsuits as well!
It survived through the decades to several variations,dissapeared in the late 1960's but only to make a huge came back in the 1980s!
Today it has been reloved by designers like Thierry Mugler, Dolce and Gabanna,Givenchy,Marc Jacobs and many more..
I just love the effect of a peplum on clothes!It has that femine touch & adds elegance.It can easily turn a simple garment into something quite glamorous!
